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Republic of CroatiaRepublic of CroatiaMinistry of Foreign Affairs and European Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European
Integration Integration
EMERGING DONORS INITIATIVE REVISITED – EMERGING DONORS INITIATIVE REVISITED – STOCK TAKING AND NEXT STEPSSTOCK TAKING AND NEXT STEPS
UNDP Regional WorkshopUNDP Regional Workshop hosted by the Hungarian MFA and hosted by the Hungarian MFA and HUNIDAHUNIDA
Budapest, 5-6 Budapest, 5-6 MMarch 2007arch 2007
Readiness to be involved in Readiness to be involved in international activities throughinternational activities through The implementation of the MDGsThe implementation of the MDGs Membership and activitiesMembership and activities within the within the
UN systemUN system A A systematic increase of voluntary systematic increase of voluntary
contributions for UN programcontributions for UN programss and and activitiesactivities
Obligations stemming from Croatia’s Obligations stemming from Croatia’s preparations for the membership in preparations for the membership in the EUthe EU
Situation prior to establishing Situation prior to establishing of the Intersectoral Working of the Intersectoral Working
GroupGroup (IWG) (IWG) Croatia has already conducted Croatia has already conducted
numerous projects which acc. to numerous projects which acc. to OECD/DAC criteria could be seen as OECD/DAC criteria could be seen as development aiddevelopment aid
Lack of a central coordination and Lack of a central coordination and data collectiondata collection
The Government recognized the The Government recognized the need for formulating a systematic need for formulating a systematic development assistance policydevelopment assistance policy
Institutional set-upInstitutional set-up
12/2005: MFAEI designated to take necessary 12/2005: MFAEI designated to take necessary actionsactions
04/2006 establishing of an Internal Working 04/2006 establishing of an Internal Working Group within the MFAEI Group within the MFAEI
09/2006 establishing of an Intersectoral Working 09/2006 establishing of an Intersectoral Working GroupGroup (line ministries, relevant governmental (line ministries, relevant governmental offices, chamber of economy, private sector, non-offices, chamber of economy, private sector, non-governmental sector)governmental sector); ; presided by the MFAEI presided by the MFAEI state-secretarystate-secretary
Department for Development Aid in the MFAEI is Department for Development Aid in the MFAEI is in the process of structuring (situation in the process of structuring (situation in in March March 2007)2007)
Institutional set-up (II)Institutional set-up (II)
Department for Development Aid in Department for Development Aid in the the in the Directorate for in the Directorate for International Economic Cooperation International Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration European Integration is to have a is to have a central coordinative rolecentral coordinative role
Main tasks of the IWGMain tasks of the IWG
AnalAnalizize existing and possible new forms of e existing and possible new forms of development aiddevelopment aid
Set up methods to calculate the value of Set up methods to calculate the value of assistanceassistance
Introduce a mechanism to consolidate dataIntroduce a mechanism to consolidate data Define areas of thematic and territorial prioritiesDefine areas of thematic and territorial priorities Prepare implementation lawsPrepare implementation laws Create a medium-term development policy Create a medium-term development policy
strategy (2009-2014)strategy (2009-2014) Create one-year policies based on the medium-Create one-year policies based on the medium-
term strategyterm strategy
Comparative advantages of Comparative advantages of CroatiaCroatia
Transfer of experience related to Transfer of experience related to political and economic transitionpolitical and economic transition
Experiences that come from specific Experiences that come from specific post-war circumstancespost-war circumstances
Educational assistanceEducational assistance Health-careHealth-care Cooperation in certain industrial Cooperation in certain industrial
branchesbranches
ProspectsProspects
The Republic of Croatia will make efforts to The Republic of Croatia will make efforts to approximate the allocation of its budgetary approximate the allocation of its budgetary funds to that of the new EU Member States funds to that of the new EU Member States
0,17% of GDP by 2010 and 0,17% of GDP by 2010 and 0,33% of GDP by 20150,33% of GDP by 2015
Effective cooperation with the UN programs Effective cooperation with the UN programs and agencies and EU Member States, their and agencies and EU Member States, their responsible institutions or specialized responsible institutions or specialized agencies would be most valuable in the agencies would be most valuable in the upcoming period.upcoming period.
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